# Taju Village, Karjat, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karjat, Ahmadnagar 

# Taju

Taju is a village in Karjat sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,531 people in 290 households**, the 55th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 1,531people (2011)
- 290households
- 63.5%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Taju PIN code and other codes

Taju falls in Karjat sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKarjat
- Census village code558598

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Taju from nearby towns?

- Karjat (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)115 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)115 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Taju?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Taju; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rashin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karjat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karjat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Taju known for?

About 50% of the 1,279 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Taju

Of every 100 households in Taju in 2011, 58 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Taju · ■ Karjat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**70%

Tap water ****25%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****72%**

**62%

Television ****26%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Taju?

■ Taju · ■ Karjat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**826

Working population ****57.4%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 53.5% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 563 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 175 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Karjat

- Kangudwadi1,637 people
- Baradgaon Dagadi1,617 people
- Kolvadi1,585 people
- Diksal1,558 people
- Nandgaon1,528 people
- Jogeshwarwadi1,500 people
- Dudhodi1,489 people
- Shimpore1,479 people

[All 120 villages in Karjat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/karjat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Taju from Ahmadnagar?115 km by road
- What is the population of Taju?1,531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taju in?Ahmadnagar district (Karjat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Taju?63.5% (Census 2011)